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Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5)

Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5)
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  • Released 2018, February
    180g, 8.1mm thickness
    Android 7.1.2, planned upgrade to 10, MIUI 12
    32GB/64GB storage, microSDXC
  • 1.4% 14,117,755 hits
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  • 5.99"
    1080x2160 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 3/4GB RAM
    Snapdragon 625
  • 4000mAh
    10W
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Versions: Redmi 5 Plus (Global, China); Redmi Note 5 (India)

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40 - Global
  1, 3, 5, 40, 41 - India
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2018, February. Released 2018, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz)
Build Glass front, aluminum/plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506
Memory Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 μm, dual pixel PDAF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No
Infrared port Yes
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 10W wired
Misc Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Models MEG7, MEI7
SAR 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)    
Price About 180 EUR
Tests Performance GeekBench: 4309 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 3.4fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1431:1 (nominal), 2.913 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 87dB
Audio quality Noise -29.7dB / Crosstalk -91.8dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 104h

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Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus (Redmi Note 5) - user opinions and reviews

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  • 04 May 2025

Luckily I've got this phone last week in brand new condition at the RP Tech Qatar. But there's no major OS update version available when tried to update the phone's OS. It's running on android 7 (nought) although as per gsmarena i...

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  • 05 Apr 2025

I had this for 5 years until the battery gave up. I installed so many custom roms on it... Great phone for its time.

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  • xhm
  • 30 Mar 2025

Been using this phone for 6 years, it was good while it lasted and i just swapped to a new phone last week went from android to iphone. The change is pretty insane but i’d say redmi 5 plus has its faulty and flaws (charging takes a while but its batt...

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